Which of the following order of energies

Question:

Which of the following order of energies of molecular orbitals of N2 is correct?

(i) (π2py ) < (σ2pz) < (π*2px) ≈ (π*2py)

(ii) (π2py ) > (σ2pz) > (π*2px) ≈ (π*2py )

(iii) (π2py ) < (σ2pz) > (π*2px) ≈ (π*2py )

(iv) (π2py ) > (σ2pz) < (π*2px) ≈ (π*2py )

Solution:

Option (i) is the answer.

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